Two big events are coming up which can spell doom and gloom for those of us trying to cut back on our eating: the Super Bowl parties and Valentines Day. Let's face it. We get around a bunch of people who are pigging out and we want to do the same thing. Or someone special takes us out to a nice restaurant and we want to eat decadent things to celebrate. OR someone special doesn't take us out to a nice restaurant and we want to eat decadent things to comfort ourselves.
How can we handle such things? Well, as someone smarter than I said, "Those who fail to plan, plan to fail." So I'm going to employ a few strategies in order to hopefully enjoy the occasions yet not throw myself completely off track. They've worked for me before and hopefully they'll work for me again.
1) I am trying to behave myself in the meals coming up to the occasion. I have 10 occasions to eat prior to the Super Bowl tomorrow (I eat something every three hours) . I am going try to really focus on making sure all that I eat between now and then is healthy and according to the plan. I'm not going to starve myself by skipping meals or snacks thinking I can save up calories that way. That would set me up to be really hungry come Super Bowl time and then I would really over eat. Not smart!
2) I'm going to give myself permission to splurge for one meal, then get back on track. I'm having some people over for the Super Bowl, so I am giving myself permission to eat whatever for the Sunday evening meal. Then Monday morning it is back to healthy eating big time. I am not going to call this "Super Bowl Weekend" and pig out all weekend. One meal, then back on plan.
3) I will have a vegie tray at the Super Bowl to munch on, along with some other things that are not too horrible to eat.
What strategies do you have to cope with parties and other occasions where we want to jump off the wagon for a short while? I'd love to hear them.
And good luck to us all tomorrow...whatever team you're rooting for!
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